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From: "Teresa Ghee Elliott" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] TMG and Hyper threading
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 14:15:15 -0600
In-Reply-To: <6.2.0.14.0.20041225193320.027eceb8@pop.sprynet.com>


Darrell,
Thanks. My first priority is a 17" monitor and most of those come with
hyperthreading. I think a 3.02 GHZ machine should be good for a few more
years. <G>

Teresa Ghee Elliott
"What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice genealogy."
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-----Original Message-----
From: Darrell A. Martin [mailto:]
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 1:53 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [TMG] TMG and Hyper threading

At 07:23 PM 12/25/2004, Teresa Ghee Elliott wrote:
>Well about three hours after Santa stopped shopping, my laptop monitor
died.
>So I am in the shopping mode for a new one. Is anyone running TMG on a
>hyper threading machine? Is this overkill for someone doing genealogy and
>photo editing?
>
>Teresa Ghee Elliott

Hi, Teresa:

Yes, it's overkill if you pay extra for it. Neither genealogy programs nor
photo editing requires the kind of processing that hyper threading gives
you. If you want to run other programs that take advantage of it, then
that's a different matter.

Here would be my priorities. First, max out your screen size and resolution.
Second, max out your memory. Third, max out your "equivalent" CPU speed
(ask). Fourth, max out your hard drive *speed* and capacity. Then add
goodies as the mood takes you.

Darrell


Darrell A. Martin
a native Vermonter currently in exile in Illinois
http://www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy/



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